Pharmacist · Colorado Springs, CO
Pharmacist in Colorado Springs: $5,855/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median pharmacist wage in Colorado Springs at $154,050 a year. The 10th percentile is $105,800 and the 90th is $177,990. Pay ranks 67th-highest of 385 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,298/mo). Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $5,855 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Boulder, about 95 miles away, at $6,302 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$5,855
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$154,050
$105,800 to $177,990
Rent (1 bd)
$1,298
$1,545 (2 bd)
Employment
Not published
Pay rank
67th of 385
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
9.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, pharmacist pay of $154,050.
- Taxes$3,678
- Rent$1,298
- Other living costs$2,006
- Left over$5,855
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $154,050
- Federal income tax
- −$26,219
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$11,785
- State income tax (CO)
- −$6,136
- Take-home pay
- $109,910
- Effective tax rate
- 28.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,298
- Groceries
- $396
- Getting around
- $571
- Healthcare
- $446
- Utilities and internet
- $248
- Everything else
- $347
- Total spending
- $3,304
Left over each month
$12,838 gross, minus $3,678 in tax and $3,304 in living costs.
$5,855
Rank every metro for a pharmacist
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Boulder, $6,302/mo.
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Questions
What does a pharmacist make in Colorado Springs?
$154,050 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a pharmacist in Colorado Springs?
$5,855 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Colorado charges a 4.40% flat income tax Rent is $1,298, and pay covers 9.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a pharmacist keep more?
Boulder, about 95 miles away, leaves $6,302 a month, more than Colorado Springs.